If you're a fan of the Pidgin multi-protocol instant messenger client and you use Dropbox to synchronize your files across multiple PCs, you'll be interested to know that you can sync your Pidgin profile, even from Windows to Linux.

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Over at the How-To Geek site (my home away from Lifehacker), writer Matthew steps you through the process of moving your Pidgin profile into your Dropbox, and then creating a symbolic link from the original location to point to the profile now sitting in your Dropbox folder. Using this technique, you can even sync your profile between your Windows and Linux PCs, keeping all your accounts, logs, and everything else the same across the board.

Readers might point out that you can use the PortableApps version of Pidgin directly from your Dropbox folder, but if you want to sync from Windows to Linux, the symlink trick is your best bet.